George Strait and Garth Brooks to Perform on the Academy of Country Music Awards

Academy of Country Music Awards 2013 LogoArtist of the Decade Award winners Garth Brooks and George Strait will be performing together for the first time on the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards to be held in Vegas on April 7, 2013. Brooks and Strait will be part of the tribute to Dick Clark planned for the awards show. Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan are hosting the show which will air on CBS at 8pm ET/PT.
 
In addition, the Academy of Country Music announced the ACM Artist of the Decade Award will be renamed the ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade Award. Clark, who passed away in 2012, was a producer of the awards show since 1979.
 
“He was a friend to all of us and helped shape our organization. There’s no doubt the Academy of Country Music wouldn’t be one of the highest-rated and watched awards shows without Dick’s vision and commitment,” commented Bob Romeo, CEO of the Academy of Country Music.
 
“Dick helped make country music accessible to a larger fan base and his efforts will not be forgotten. Garth and I were so grateful when we each received the ACM Artist of the Decade Award, so it’s only fitting that we’ll be honoring him with this tribute performance at the ACMs,” said George Strait.
 
“I commend the Academy on naming the ACM Artist of the Decade Award after Dick Clark. Although there is no award the entertainment industry has that can match the magnitude of the star Dick Clark was, and still is, it is an honor to get to be a part of the Academy’s tribute to him. There may be others who have contributed as much to the music industry, but there is definitely no one that has contributed more than Dick Clark. He was music’s best friend, and a dear friend to me,” said Garth Brooks.
 
Past recipients of the Artist of the Decade Award include Strait, Brooks, Alabama, Loretta Lynn, and Marty Robbins.
 
Also scheduled to perform on the Academy of Country Music Awards are Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town.
 
Source: Academy of Country Music
 

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